It is difficult, however, to argue with his main thesis: that eight decades after Wilson articulated a global order of peace, democracy and free markets, these ideas "had come to dominate international affairs, not in the sense that each was enthusiastically embraced and faithfully practiced everywhere but rather in the sense that they had no fully articulated and politically potent rivals".
So far, we have failed to articulate a new global order that reflects the dramatic pace of global integration.
Can this abstract (and feasibly ineffable) concept be translated into a physical art structure, let alone be articulated to a global audience with varying understandings of such a broad idea?
Articulating a coherent global health agenda will come from principled action, enacted through courage and prudence in decision-making to foster people-centered systems of care over the entire lifespan.
The purpose of this white paper is to articulate a vision for global biobanking that calls for enhanced sharing and pooling of data from our biobanks to accelerate health research and translation.
Moving forward, the ability to articulate a more coherent global health agenda will come from striving for greater virtues, to realize a fuller transformative vision in the pursuit of health equity as expressed in all dimensions of physical, social, and emotional wellbeing.
But if Obama is looking for a big goal for his final years in office, here's one he should embrace (and can hardly avoid): articulating an overarching global strategy for the United States in an increasingly chaotic world, and convincing Americans that it makes sense.
Empowered by technology, young people can articulate their frustrations to a global audience.
Aware that they could not offer to take the World Cup to new territories, they concentrated on the atmosphere and facilities of the English game, promised record profits for Fifa and attempted to articulate a vision for a global football development fund.
The reduction of maternal deaths by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, is a global concern, articulated as the fifth millennium development goal.
